With broad experience in construction management, engineering, and architecture, Ryan formed citySTUDIO, LLC with a mindset of efficiently moving projects forward to benefit clients and the greater community. Ryan studied Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where he received his Masters of Science. After working several years in construction management at Carnegie Mellon Design & Construction, Ryan worked independently, and with a number of Pittsburgh community benefit organizations, as owner’s representative, project manager, general contractor, crew foreman, and design-build engineer. From successful management of highly-contested zoning cases, to personal experience in general construction, plumbing and electrical trades, Ryan’s wide-ranging work experiences give him a particularly extensive understanding of the process of building in the city. He chairs the Housing and Land Use Committee of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, and is Passive House certified.

Vera has designed many commercial buildings and community facilities, as well as hundreds of homes of many different styles and types. Her residences include custom single-family homes, apartments and condominiums, large-scale neighborhood developments, townhouses, tiny houses, and affordable housing. Vera received a Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. Before working for citySTUDIO, she worked at Devlin Architecture as an Architectural Designer, and at Urban Design Associates (UDA) as a Design Consultant for projects in India, Nova Scotia, and Scotland. Her expertise includes construction drawings, architectural renderings and models, presentations, and marketing.

Milton has a diverse background in design, construction and community planning. Previous experience includes five years as a community planner for a University Consortium, two years as a project manager for a construction company and seventeen years as an architect, the last twelve as owner/principal of Milton Ogot, ARCHITECT, LLC, where he oversees all projects handled by the firm. Milton has a bachelors of architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and is licensed in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Matthew received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the Catholic University of America. His Master’s thesis research explored the role of the Catholic parish in older urban and newer suburban environments, culminating in the design of a new Catholic church. Matthew’s interests include residential, religious, civic, and cultural buildings, especially within urban contexts. While in school, he participated in the semester-long Rome Program. His professional experience includes internships at Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundations, and Rohn and Associates Design, a local liturgical design firm. He also took part in the Intensive in Classical Architecture with the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art.

Nicole has a background in architecture, urban design, and community outreach. She received her Master of Architecture from Kansas State University, and her graduate work focused on community and urban design at the Kansas City Design Center. She previously worked as an urban designer at Urban Design Associates and in public engagement and marketing at Historic Macon Foundation and NewTown Macon, nonprofits in Macon, Georgia. Nicole also teaches architecture to K-12 students for Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and previously at Carnegie Museum of Art and the Center for Architecture Explorations at Carnegie Mellon University.

Larry brings over 20 years of experience in the commercial, residential, education, healthcare, industrial, and nuclear fields with extensive knowledge in steel, concrete, wood, and masonry design. His experience includes new structures, additions, renovations, structural surveys and condition assessment reports, and load evaluations of existing structures. He has been a registered Professional Engineer (PA) since 2002 and completed his masters in Structural Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in 2017.